Gerry Ellis
He played college football for the Missouri Tigers and was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1980 NFL draft.He returned in time for the 1979 Hall of Fame Classic against South Carolina, where he scored a touchdown.[7] After rising to starting fullback in the middle of September 1980, Ellis scored his first career NFL touchdown against the Rams.[9] On September 30, 1984, Ellis caught a lateral from James Lofton as time expired against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, scoring a touchdown and sending the game into overtime.[12] Before the 1987 season, Ellis was volunteering at a football camp for underserved youth and tore his Achilles tendon while working out, never to step on an NFL field again.